Current Affairs July 19, 2015

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1. Indian women lose 0-1 to the Netherlands in hockey tournament: The Indian women's hockey team went down to the Netherlands 0-1 at the Volvo Invitational U-21 Tournament.
2. Taiwan to elect first female president: Taiwan's top two political parties have each nominated a woman for president in 2016, a historic first signalling acceptance of female leadership in the country.
3. New World Record for largest Zumba dance: A city in the Philippines set a new Guinness World Record for the largest Zumba class dance.
4. Israel Urges US Congress to Reject Iran Nuclear Deal: Barack Obama's administration sent a nuclear agreement with Tehran to US Congress and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged US lawmakers to reject a deal he said would only feed an "Iranian terror machine". Mr Obama has promised to exercise his veto if Congress rejects the deal, which curbs Iran's nuclear programme while allowing an easing of economic sanctions.
5. China's Economic Growth Outlook Still Promising: President Xi Jinping: Chinese President Xi Jinping has reassured local governments that China's economy still enjoys a promising outlook despite downward growth pressure pegging it around seven per cent.
6. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Inaugurates First 'Aam Aadmi Clinic': Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated the first 'Aam Aadmi Clinic' at Peeragarhi Relief Camp in West Delhi, and said that his government would set up 1,000 such facilities within a year, as announced in its maiden budget, to make primary health care more accessible to people.
7. IT Department to Bring 1 Crore New People Under Tax Net This Fiscal: The Income Tax department has launched an ambitious drive to bring under its net one crore new taxpayers after the government recently asked the taxmen to achieve the target within the current fiscal.